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W. D KEMP.

TOY CAVALRY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30' I919.

1,320,555. Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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W. D. KEMP.

TOY CAVALRY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30 1919.

1,320,555, Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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WALTER DEWITT KEMP, 01E NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY cAvALnY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed. July 30, 1919. Serial No. 314,336.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER Dnwrrr KEMP, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Cavalry, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention isto provide a toy having one or more movable figures simulative of a mounted cavalryman, and means for imparting a varied intermittent motion to the figure, giving it the appearance of a galloping horse and rider.

Another object is to attach the riders to the horses in such manner that they are relatively movable, producing the illusive appearance of a horse and rider thereby.

A further object is to provide a simple operating means whereby several like figures may be actuated coincidently, but irregularly with respect one to the other, presenting a realistic appearance of a body of moving cavalry.

A still further object is to provide means for producing'periodically a sound, representing the discharge of a gun, the same taking place when the figure is momentarily quiet, although the actuating means be regularly and continuously operated.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a toy made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the operative parts in detail, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 indicates a base plate, the same being supported by legs 11 arranged at each of the four corners and resting upon a table or like level surface.

Secured by hinges 12, upon the upper surface of the plate 10, are one or more elongated platforms 14, the hinges being placed at one end so that the platforms are free to move vertically at the other end, and mounted on the platforms 14 are figures 15 simulative of a horse shown in galloping position, on which are mounted other figures 16, simulating a cavalryman, the connection 17 between the figures being such as to permit the cavalryman to rise and fall, relative to the back of the horse, to a limited extent, due to the movement imparted to the platforms 14, the cavalryman being provided with a representation of a gun 18, placed in the position for firing.

Journaled in bearings extending downward from the plate 10 is a shaft 19, the same having an extending crank 20 at one end provided with an operating handle 21 by which the shaft may be easily rotated.

Secured upon the shaft, below the platform 14, are hubs 22 from which extend radial arms 23, 24 and 25, of unequal length,

thearms 23 being the shortest, the arms 24 substantially fifty per cent. longer than the arms 23, and the arm 25 substantially eighty 14 causing the free end to rise, the difference in extent being in accordance with the length of the arm making contact. I

These several arms are irregularly spaced, a greater angular distance existing between the arms 23 and 24, than between the arms 25 and either ofthose adjacent; thus if the shaft be rotated regularly, the platform is moved in an irregular manner, a greater interval of space occurring between the arms 23 and 24 for reasons which further on will be come apparent.

Also secured to the shaft 19 is a single arm 26 extending radially outward and so located as to be timed relatively to the arms 23 and 24, at which instant the platform is substantially at a moment of rest, and during this period the arm 26 makes contact with the free end of a spring 27, secured at its outer end below the base 10 by screws or like fastening means 28, the arrangement being such that as the arm 26 draws the end of the spring downward and it becomes suddenly released to snap back forcibly against the lower side of the base, this action causing a sound simulative of the detonation of a gun at the moment it is discharged, the prong 26 passing upward through an opening 29, in the base plate 10, similar openings 30 permitting the passage of the actuating arms 23, 24 and 25.

In operation, upon actuating the extending crank handle 21, the shaft is rotated, causing the several arms to make contact below the platforms 14, giving a life like motion to the horses 15 and incidentally, due to the shock or jar transmitted, causing the riders 16 to rise and fall to a limited extent relative to the horses, while during the momentary intermission of movement between the arms 23 and 24, the plate 27 produces a sound in a manner which will be clearly understood.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an amusing toy has been disclosed capable of long and continuous service and which is well adapted to provide entertainment for children.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 2- 1. In a toy of the class described, the combination with a base, of a toy figure representing a cavalryman and horse hingedly engaged on said base, means'permitting relative movement between the rider and the horse, means for intermittently operating said figure at differently spaced intervals and to a different extent, and means for producing a sharp sound during the intermission of movement of said figures.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination with a base, one or more platforms hingedly engaged at one end to said base, and a figure representing a horse attached to said platform, of a shaft journaled below said base, a manually operable crank combined with said shaft, and means formed with said shaft when rotated for actuating said figures at irregular intervals and at different extents. 3. In a toy of the class described, the combination with a raised base plate, a platform hingedly engaged at one end to said base plate, and a figure representing a mounted cavalryman on'said platform, of a shaft journale d below said base, means for actuating said shaft, and a plurality of radial projections fixed on said shaft passing through openings in said base adapted to contact with said platform, said projections being of unequal length and irregularly spaced whereby said figure is caused to move in a manner simulating galloping. 4. In a toy of the class described, the combination with a base, one or more elongated platforms hin'gedly engaged at their ends to said base, and figures simulating riders and horses attached to said platforms, of a shaft rotatably mounted below said base, means for manually actuating saidshaft, a plurality of projections fixed on said shaft adapted to contact with said platforms, said projections being irregularly spaced, a single projection on said shaft timed with respect to the first named projection, and a reed spring actuatable by said second arm adapted to make violent contact with the surface of said base whereby a sound is emitted coincident with a momentary cessation of movement of said platform.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

WALTER DEWITT KEMP.

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